A qualitative analysis of information sharing for children with medical complexity within and across health care organizations

"Information exchange is critically important in high quality care of complex patients at high risk for poor care coordination. Written care plans for children with medical complexity are an excellent test case for how well information sharing is currently occurring. The purpose of this study was to identify the barriers to and facilitators of information sharing for CMC across providers, care settings, and families."

A qualitative analysis of information sharing for children with medical complexity within and across health care organizations
L Quigley, A Lacombe-Duncan, S Adams, C Moore Hepburn, E Cohen
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:283

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What does the future hold for the NHS

"The contributions gathered here address some of the most complex or controversial debates in healthcare – such as decommissioning, integration, engagement, and leadership." 

This collection from Birmingham University's Health Services Management Centre contains the following articles:

• Decommissioning and the leadership challenge in health care
• System leadership in a fragmented system
• Strengthening Communities to Deliver the Better Care Fund
• The role of leadership and collaboration in the development of a social impact measurement system for use in healthcare
• The NHS and Diversity: research on the real lives behind the differences
• Moving upstream: The case for prevention
• Telehealth and the NHS: are we asking the right questions?
• Learning lessons from other countries 
• A Health Workforce that’s fit for the Twenty-First Century
• Keep schtum or whistle: what makes some health and care managers resist corruptions to practices
• Nursing is hard emotional work - why is that ignored?
• Developing a culture of compassionate care: lost in translation
• Evaluating the future of healthcare: where does the truth lie?

What does the future hold for the NHS
Health Services Management Centre
University of Birmingham
June 2014

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Safety measurement and monitoring in healthcare

"This paper summarises the findings of a more extensive report and proposes a framework which can guide clinical teams and healthcare organisations in the measurement and monitoring of safety and in reviewing progress against safety objectives."

Safety measurement and monitoring in healthcare: a framework to guide clinical teams and healthcare organisations in maintaining safety
C Vincent, S Burnett, J Carthey

BMJ Quality and Safety, 2014; 23: 670–677

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Patient complaints in healthcare systems

"Patient complaints have been identified as a valuable resource for monitoring and improving patient safety. This article critically reviews the literature on patient complaints, and synthesises the research findings to develop a coding taxonomy for analysing patient complaints"

Patient complaints in healthcare systems: a systematic review and coding taxonomy
TW Reader, A Gillespie, J Roberts
BMJ Quality and Safety, 2014;23: 678–689

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London CCGs map out future of mental health commissioning

"A leadership programme to help London CCG mental health leads commission more effectively was the result of a major collaborative effort, writes Stefanie Radford and colleagues"

London CCGs map out future of mental health commissioning
S Radford, A Moore, P Fonagy, P Ilves, G Strathdee, G Monks
Health Service Journal
July 2014

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Right Care essential reading: Programme budgeting and marginal analysis

"Before starting marginal analysis, payers and commissioners will expect clinicians to examine their own budgets. Payers and commissioners will want assurance that: the entire programme budget is allocated optimally to the different conditions within that programme; after allocation the service achieves high value from the resource allocation.

Right Care essential reading: Programme budgeting and marginal analysis (PBMA)
N Pearce-Smith, M Gray
NHS Right Care
July 2014
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Adult social care efficiency tool

"The adult social care efficiency tool identifies similar areas (or ‘statistical neighbours’) for adult social care delivery for older people and working age adults with learning disabilities. These are the two largest groups who receive adult social care. The comparable indicators include spending per head, quality of services and access to services."

Adult social care efficiency tool
Department of Health
August 2014

Find out more and access the tool here.